An intermediate Grasshopper full 3-day workshop introduces advanced parametric modeling using Grasshopper, a visual programming plugin for Rhino. Participants learn to create and manipulate geometry through algorithmic design, exploring data types, lists, data trees, and common components. Workshops often include hands-on exercises and projects to solidify understanding and practical application.
DETAILS
— Workshop
15–17 September 2017
Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade
Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
ABOUT
As part of the Conference Going Digital an intermediate Grasshopper workshop was be held by architect and computational designer Andrea Graziano, Co-de-iT member & Co-founder.
“the Basis of the Universe Isn’t Matter or Energy … It’s Data” – James Gleick – WIRED
The space in which we live can be monitored in many aspects and it appears as a flux, a gradient of data in continuous evolution and change. Our understanding of surrounding environment is improving every day due to our ability to scan and sample the environment around us at increasing resolution using better technologies and sensors. Hence the space is revealed as a ever changing data field and our cap-ability to act and design the space itself can be enhanced by the use of tools able to inform better the design processes with more accurate, specific and variable, in space and time, data streams ad patterns.
inFORMation is an intermediate Grasshopper workshop about data embodiment strategies and advanced mesh modeling techniques.
Grasshopper is actually a powerful information processor that provides the basis to develop possible strategies to inFORM digital matter morphologies by specific set of data conditions. The workshop focuses on integrating information processing into digital systems to enable the formation of structures, from the very simple up to more complex ones. The aim is to give an understanding of information and data articulation as a spatial and architectural operations.
We will explore the use of Grasshopper to define algorithmical procedures aimed to express highly complex structures informed by different conditions at different scales and levels of details. We will learn by play that information is matter substance.
AGENDA
Day 1
Mesh components proliferation, data tree, mesh & subdivision tools, mesh tessellation, attractors logics, mesh displacement
Day 2
Data tree – advanced methods, non-standard tessellation, vector fields logic, bundling technique, kangaroo & mesh, mesh relaxation, mesh differential relaxation, marching cubes technique
Day 3
Design tutored work (project development)
Software & Skills requirements
3D modeling skills in Rhino3D and basic Grasshopper are required.
Participants should bring their own laptop running Windows with pre-installed Rhino3D software and latest Grasshopper plugin version.
TUTOR
Andrea Graziano is an architect and computational designer, member and co-founder of Co-de-iT – Computational Design Italy, currently engaged in teaching international workshops about computational design, digital tools and robotic fabrication in architectural design, lecturing and consultancy work. He runs the internationally renowned digitAG& blog about generative and computational design and scripting techniques in architecture. Andrea acts as an active catalyst through his intense activity of social networking of the paradigm-shift in the fields of architectural research, computation and science. A ‘digital explorer’ and ‘knowmad’ aiming to research, curate and envision the rapid evolution of science, technology, art and philosophy, their possible convergence and tooling into design and architecture.
REGISTRATION
The Organizer offers the following conditions for participation where each fee is valid per one person.
—EARLY Registration (paid until 15 July 2017)
For EDUCATIONAL participation 80 EUR (doctoral students and early career researcher required proof of study and/or age), for PROFESSIONAL participation 120 EUR,
—REGULAR Registration (paid until 1 September 2017)
For EDUCATIONAL participation 100 EUR (doctoral students and early career researcher required proof of study and/or age), for PROFESSIONAL participation 150 EUR.
Workshop Registration includes:
– unlimited and free access on all workshop 3 full days
– coffee breaks on all workshop days
– workshop Participation Certificate
The workshop has 22 places available and will be activated with a minimum number of 18 participants.
PROGRAM
15–17 September 2017
9 am — 1 pm, Morning Session
2 pm — 6 pm, Afternoon Session
Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade
Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
ORGANIZATION
People
Workshop Concept
Andrea Graziano (Italy)
Project Officer
Ana Makragić (Serbia)
Organization and Realization
STRAND – Sustainable Urban Society Association, Serbia
Partners
Co-de-iT: Computational Design Italy
Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade, Serbia